Rail-joint.



H. WORUDA.

RAIL JQINT. APPLICATION FILEPUJUNE 4, 1911.

1,01 35256. Patented Jan. 2, 1912.

- purpose according HANS waarna.' or rianne.,

EEILJOINT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

AUSTRIA-HUNGARY.

Patented Jan. 2, 1912.

Application tiled June 14, 1911. Serial No. 633,142.

v To all avhom it may concern.'

Hans WoRUDA, a subject of the lEmperor of Austria-Hungary, residing at Hernalser, Vienna XVII, Austria-Hungary, have invented Improvements in or Relating to Rail-Joints, of whichthe following -is a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide improved means for connecting the adjacent ends of railway and the like rails. For this to this invention ends are connected by means of fish plates arranged one atleach side of the rails and adapted where the rails abut against eac other to support the running wheels of a vehicle, on each side of the rails, both fish plates being inclined downwardly toward their ends to facilitate the smooth passage of the running wheels over the rail joint.

Figure'l of the accompanying illustrative drawing shows in vertical section a rail joint according to this invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof to a smaller scale. Fig. 3 an elevation of one half of plate and rail to a larger scale than Fig. 2 but not to so large a scale as Fig. 1.

Be it known that I,

The improved shplates are made of rolled iro and of a length of about one meter for example. The outer ishplate rests upon the foot of the rail and extends up to the upper edge of the rail as shown at A, Fig. 1. The

I inneriishplate likewise rests upon the foot of the rail but it only extends up to a height suitable for receiving the flange of a runfning wheel, as shown'at B. The inner sides of both ishplates are provided at their lower parts where they touch the foot of the rail with f semi-circular projections adapted to bear upon the web of therail as shown. The outer lishplate is formed with a recess adapted to receive the head of the rail and has a thickened portion on -the outer side for the tread of a running wheel.

The inner fishplatewhich is also formedy with a recess for the rail head, is 'provided with ribs D that extend downwardly from the flange like top of the fishplate to the base thereof. Both fishplates are inclineddowntoward their ends for about a quarter of their whole length, say from E to F, to facilitate the assage of the wheels over the butt joint o the rails. The ishplates are fixed to the rails by screw 'bolts as well understood.

llVhaty I claim is 1. In a rail joint,

thev inner fish joined abut, is 'an outer fishplatethe top of'which is level with the top of the rails where the .ends of an inner'fishplate the top of which, `where the ends ofthe rails tobe joined abut, is adapted to receive the flange of a running wheel of a vehicle on the rails, and means for securing said'fishplates to the rails to be joined, substantially as set forth.

2. In a rail joint,- an outer fishlate the top of which is level with the top o the rails where theends of the rails to be oined abut,

-an inner shplate the top of which, where the ends of the rails to be joined abut, is adapted to receive the flange of arunning the rails to be joined abut, Y

wheel of a vehicle on the rails,'th`e top of each said ishplate lbeing inclined downwardly toward the ends of the fishplate, and means for securing said ishplate to the rails te be joined, substantially as set forth.

'3. In a rail joint, an outer iishplate the4 .top of which is level with the top of the rails where the ends of the rails to be joined abut, an inner ishplate the top of which, where the" ends of the rails to be joined abut, is adapted to receive the flange of a running wheelof a vehicle on the rails, the top of each vof said ishplates being inclined downwardly toward the ends of the ishplate and the inner face of the lower part of each said fishplate being formedwith a bead adapted to bear against the web ofthe rails to be joined, and means for securing said fish plates to the rails to be joined, substantially Ias set forth.

4;. In a rail joint, an outerfishplate the top of which is level with`the top of the rails where the ends of the rails to be joined shplate the topc of which,

abut, an inner where the ends of the rails to be joined abut,` to receive the flange of a running is adapted wheel of a vehicle on the rails, the top of each of said shplates being inclined downwardly toward the ends of the iishplate, the inner face of each said fishplate being recessed at its upper part to receive the head of the rails to be joined andthe inner face of the lower part of each said shplate being formed with a bead adapted to bear against the web'- of the rails to be joined and means for securing said fishplqates to the rails to be joined, substantially as set forth.

5. In a rail joint, an inner ishplate adapted to rest on the foot of the rails to be joined and the 'top of which, where the rails to be adapted to receive the flange of a runnmg wheel of a vehicle on the rails,

' inclined downwardly toward the ends and the junction of the rails to be joined, the top of the said iishplate being inclined downwardlytoward the ends and the innerl face of the said shplate being recessed at its upper part to receive the rail head, `an inwardly extending bead on the lower part of the inner face of said I'ishplate, an .inner iishplate adapted to rest on the foot; of the' rails to be joined and having a iange like top adapted to receive the ange of a running wheel of a vehicle, the top of said inner ishplate being inclined downwardly toward the ends and the inner face of said inner fishplate being recessed at its upper part to receive the rail head, an inwardly extending bead on the lower part of the inner face of the top of the said ishplate being inclined downwardly toward the ends and theinner face of the said ishplate being recessed at its upper part to receive the rail head, an inwardly extending bead on the lower part of the inner face of said ishplate, and means for securing said ishplate tofthe rails to be joined.

6. In a rail joint, an inner lishplate adapted to rest on the foot of the rails to be joined and having a iange like top adapted to receive the -iange of a running wheel of a vehicle, the top of the said iishplate being the lnner face of the said ishplate belng recessed at its upper part to receive the rail head, an inwardly extending bead on the lower part of the inner face of said shplate, webs extending from the flange like top of said inner ishplate to the base thereof, and means for-securing saidlishplate to the rails to be joined. j v 7 In a rail joint, an outerishplate adapted to rest on -the foot of the rails to be joined and extending -up to the top of the rails at liange like top of said inner shplate to the base thereof7 and 4means for securing said shplates to the rails to be joined.

HANS WORUDA. Witnesses SIMON STROTLER, AUGUST FUGGER.

said inner fishplate, webs extending from the 

